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SMP Template: August 2015
Site Management Plan, Site # [XXXXXX]
Site Management Plan Template
Instructions to NYSDEC Project Manager
The NYSDEC Project Manager may delete or indicate as “Not Applicable”
sections of this template that do not apply to a specific site before sending it to the
Remedial Party. Alternatively, non-applicable sections may be identified in scoping
discussions.
Instructions to Remedial Party / Remedial Party Consultant
This document is a template for development of a Site Management Plan (SMP)
for remedial projects performed under the management of NYSDEC, Division of
Environmental Remediation. This document is intended to expedite development of a
site-specific SMP. By providing format and general content guidelines, this template is
designed to provide instruction on the format and content required for agency approval;
shorten the document preparation time by remedial parties; improve the quality of draft
SMP submittals; shorten the review time by NYSDEC; and streamline the process for
SMP approval by NYSDEC. This is a generic and non-site-specific document that does
not address all possible health or environmental issues of concern to NYSDEC or
NYSDOH. It is provided as a supplement to NYSDEC’s DER-10 and is not a substitute
for the agency review and comment process.
For many sites, portions of the text or entire sections of this template, may not be
applicable and should be deleted or indicated as “Not Applicable”. Remedial parties
should use their best judgment in determining which components of this template are
relevant to the site. Many of the sections require that summaries of information from
previous documents (e.g., investigation reports, final engineering reports, etc.) be
incorporated. The purpose of summarizing this information in this document is to provide
a single, concise resource for future owners or site workers to understand the remedial
history and nature of site contamination. The emphasis should be on the contamination
that remains. The reader should be able to clearly understand the sites remedial history
and nature and extent of the contamination remaining in the various environmental media
(and perhaps building materials), as well as the corresponding potential human exposure
pathways, that are being addressed by the SMP.
This template may also be used to develop an Interim Site Management Plan,
through which an interim remedial measure or operable unit is monitored, operated
and/or maintained before the remedy for the entire site is complete. In this case, the
document should be titled and introduced as an interim plan.
This document contains blue text, green text and highlighted bracketed items.
Blue text indicates text that is generally acceptable to NYSDEC for use in the site-
specific SMP. While it must be applied to each site in a manner that is suitable for site-
specific conditions, use of this blue text with minimal changes will generally facilitate the
timely acceptance of the SMP by NYSDEC. Green text provides guidance on the